they have done the same for the coastal areas of virginia and maryland. but some tourists refuse to let earl ruin their fun in the sun. >> the 14th year here and i'm not ready to go back up to new york and get into my routine. >> reporter: for those who don't have a place to ride out the storm, red cross shelters are being set up. >> the shelter is never the best place to be living in. but we will make sure that they have a place to sleep, that they're dry, that they have food to eat. >> reporter: supplies they hope won't be needed this time around. taking a live look at the beach here, and again, it looks like just a nice day at the beach but it's really the calm before the storm. in fact, what could cause some more trouble tonight is that forecasters say that high tide should coincide pretty closely with earl's arrival and they are expecting a storm surge of two to five feet. so there is a very real danger of flooding in this area tonight. but i got to tell you, the locals as you can see are really just sort of hunkering down and waiting until this afte